About this event
In this intimate duo performance, Brazilian singer and guitarist Mario Bakuna invites flautist Mafalda Ramos for a special evening of music celebrating the Afro-Brazilian rhythms of the Bahia region with the charm and subtlety of Bossa Nova.
Drawing from Mario’s album of the same name, Where Rio de Janeiro Meets Bahia will take you on a musical journey from Rio de Janeiro, the cradle of Bossa Nova, to Bahia, the city that best represents the powerful African influence in Brazilian music.
The concert integrates the rhythmic roots of Brazilian music with its sophisticated harmonies, as well as celebrating great Brazilian composers such as Dorival Caymmi and Tom Jobim.
Mario and Mafalda promise to transport you to a place where the real and the imaginary are experienced and enhanced by poetry and music.
“Mario Bakuna, a sparkling guitarist, plays with palpable feeling… his virtuosic fluency on the fretboard is controlled… his voice has a texture like heavy cloth” ~ Songlines Magazine
Mario Bakuna is a London-based Brazilian composer, singer and guitar player. With twenty years as a professional musician, he has toured the world and released several albums, focusing on Afro-Brazilian music, Samba, Jazz and Bossa Nova.
